Tez Mustard Oil
CHEF’S TAKE TEZ mustard oil is made top grade select mustard seeds processed to retain its micro-nutrients and antioxidants. It was recommended to me by some of the top publishing home chefs in India, and I have to say, after playing with it for a bit, it makes a nice addition of a unique oil flavor to my growing stable of oils. Mustard oil is a pungent, strong flavor, which is great for European/Western palates when used like sesame oil, in moderation with other oils, vinegars or other condiments. Some Indian sub-cultures fry with it, imparting the mustard taste into a variety of foods. I use it for everything from salad dressings to burgers to fried vegetable fritters, to a riff in my basic mayo and, across the board, it imparts a flavor that using dry, ground, or prepared won’t (I know, I know, but I have to do it!) cut the mustard. You may wonder why I’m recommending Tez Mustard Oil as a cooking oil when you’ll buy it and the American label plastered over its nutr